Bengaluru sees alarming rise in Kidney failure cases among youth
Bengaluru: City hospitals are reporting an increasing number of young patients with kidney failure. Doctors are linking this trend to undiagnosed hypertension, diabetes, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle habits, as reported ny Deccan Herald.
Nephrologists notes many patients arrive only in advanced stages, leaving limited treatment options. “Younger people are developing kidney issues from preventable lifestyle factors. Early signs are often silent, so they may not realise there is a problem until it is advanced,” informed Dr Nithin J, nephrologist in a report published by Deccan Herald.
Doctors have identified two primary drivers behind the condition. Lifestyle-related factors, like as consumption of processed foods, high stress levels, smoking, inadequate sleep, dehydration, and excessive protein intake and medical causes, which include undiagnosed hypertension, hidden diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and prolonged or excessive use of painkillers. “To avoid such ailments, a basic profile test every three months , including blood sugar, creatinine, potassium, sodium and blood pressure is advisable,” said Dr Chandrashekhar, nephrologist.
While 100 grams of protein a day is considered safe, prolonged intake beyond 120 grams can strain kidneys. “Excess protein causes hyper-filtration. Protein leakage in urine eventually leads to kidney failure. Excessive keto or red meat diets also damage kidneys,” said Dr Vishwanath S, HOD & Consultant, Nephrology and Transplant.
He added that early damage can often be reversed through dietary changes, while advanced cases are irreversible.
Health experts have also cautioned that certain supplements place strain on the kidneys. Protein powders can heighten the filtration load which increase the risk of leakage creatine breaks down into creatinine, which burdens the kidneys. This may conceal underlying dysfunction while steroids elevate blood pressure, disrupting hormonal balance and causing scarring of kidney tissue.
“Smoking damages blood vessels, reducing blood supply to the kidneys. Tackling lifestyle factors is key to prevention,” said Dr Gireesh MS, HOD & Consultant, Nephrology.
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Karnataka HC quashes BJP's defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation proceedings initiated by the BJP against top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The case was filed in 2023, when BJP was in power in Karnataka, following a "corruption rate card" published by the then opposition Congress to claim large scale irregularities prevailing in the state under the saffron party's rule.
Along with Gandhi, now Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, the BJP had accused the then Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah and Congress state president D K Shivakumar.
Presently Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister and Shivakumar is his deputy.
Challenging the defamation case, Gandhi had approached the High Court stating that the continuation of the case would be an abuse of law.
The bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav allowed the petition.
The complainant said that Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had conspired together to defame the BJP government and made baseless allegation and insinuation.
